Straight Leg Deadlift
Trains the hamstrings, with help from the glutes. You need a barbell. None of our programs use it yet, but you can add it to any session you build.
Free to use. The app works out every weight and times your rest.
In the programs
None of our programs use the Straight Leg Deadlift
It is in the app, so you can add it to any session and log it like anything else. It is just not written into one of our 50 free programs. If you want a hamstrings exercise that is, there are 11 on the Hamstrings page.
Muscles worked
What Straight Leg Deadlift trains
Technique
How to do the Straight Leg Deadlift
- Begin by standing with your feet hip-width apart, holding a dumbbell in each hand with your palms facing your thighs. Keep your legs straight but not locked.
- Keep your back straight and hinge at your hips, lowering the dumbbells towards the floor. Push your hips back while keeping the dumbbells close to your legs.
- Lower the dumbbells until you feel a stretch in your hamstrings, ensuring your back remains straight.
- Return to the starting position by driving your hips forward and standing up straight, squeezing your glutes at the top. Repeat for the desired number of repetitions.
Form cues
Getting it right
- Engage your core throughout the movement to support your spine.
- Keep the dumbbells close to your legs as you lower and lift them.
- Focus on hinging at the hips rather than bending at the waist.
Substitutes
Swap Straight Leg Deadlift for
The app's swap picker ranks these the same way: same muscles, similar movement, similar equipment.
Let the app run the Straight Leg Deadlift for you
Durata picks the weight, times your rest and adds load when you earn it. That works on any of our 50 free programs, or on a session you put together yourself.